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Peach Tree By Andrea Peck UCCE Master Gardener Prunus persica Planting Area: USDA Zones 5,6,7,8 Size: A standard peach tree will grow to 25 feet tall and wide. Dwarf varieties grow 6 feet tall and 6 feet wide.

Each summer I anticipate the annual return of a dragonfly to my backyard patio-pool area. Like clockwork, this Odonata anisoptera appears, perching atop a narrow 3' high metal garden trellis, surveying the pool before zooming down to encircle the water.

How crop growth responds to biostimulant application is important for growers to know the product efficacy. Besides fruit yield, other parameters are equally important as indicators to show the effects.

We are big fans of Zoom at UC ANR for our voice and video communication needs. However, a recently discovered vulnerability in the application means anyone using Zoom on a Mac must update their software immediately. You can download and install the updated version.

In this brief summer issue: Economics focus: Cost study published New ways to bring income to a farm or ranch Niche marketing considerations...

Research to help plant growers protect bees and manage pests. A group of scientists from the IR-4 Project is doing research to explore the relationships between bees, environmental horticulture plants, and pesticides.

Day 2 HighlightsMorning sessions included using ArcGIS Pro for Lidar analysis.

Day 2 HighlightsMorning sessions included using ArcGIS Pro for Lidar analysis.

Just published! The recently updated version of the publication Pest Notes: Pocket Gophers has been added to the UC IPM website. http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7433.html Updated information about life cycle and control methods.

Solar energy should not only be used to benefit global sustainability, but to protect our global ecological systems, including climate, air quality, water and wildlife, says an international team of 16 researchers, including several UC Davis scientists, in a newly published study in the journal Natu...